Agricultural History Review, Volume 59 Part 2 (2011), pp. 217–234

The organic agriculture movement has often been criticized for its supposedly anti-scientific perspective. This article argues that it has always demonstrated an interest in the scientific exploration of organic methods and that a significant number of scientists have supported the case for farming organically. It surveys the work of various British scientists active in the movement from the 1950s to the 1990s and then focuses on the work of Dr David Hodges of Wye College. Drawing on Dr Hodges’ papers, it examines his work for the International Institute of Biological Husbandry and as editor of the journal 'Biological Agriculture and Horticulture'. 

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